Question NW3880 to the Minister of Basic Education
27 November 2023 - NW3880
Thembekwayo, Dr S to ask the Minister of Basic Education
Whether she has been informed that schools in KwaZulu-Natal sent out letters to parents informing them that the examinations would be halted until her department paid the outstanding money to schools for the norms and standards; if not, why not; if so, what urgent steps have been taken in this regard?
Reply:
The Department is aware of this matter. But it needs to be clarified that the schools which sent out a notice to parents that the internal examination will be halted, was based on a notice of a protest action that was planned by a Teacher Union. The schools did not send a notice to parents, stating that the examinations would be halted until the KZN Department of Education paid the outstanding money to schools in terms of the norms and standards.
The schools were responding on the possible non-availability of teachers, owing to the announced protest action; hence the notice by schools that the internal examinations might not be administered
However, the impasse with the Teacher Union has been resolved; and the schools were able to administer the internal examinations as scheduled. There has been no disruption to the internal examinations at these schools.